Joseph Haveman
| Joseph Haveman | ||
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| Michigan House of Representatives District 90 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2009-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 1, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 4 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $71,685/year | |
| Per diem | $10,800 yearly expense allowance | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2008 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 3 terms | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Ferris State University | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Haveman has a B.S. in Public Administration from Ferris State University. Rep. Haveman has been married to his wife Kim for 25 years, and has four children: Brooke, Carter, Hope and Mackenzie.
Haveman is a former Holland City Council member and former Ottawa County Commissioner.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Haveman served on the following committees:
| Michigan Committee Assignments, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations, Chair | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Haveman served on these committees:
| Michigan Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Energy and Technology | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Haveman served on these committees:
| Michigan Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Great Lakes and Environment | ||||
| • Insurance | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Labor | ||||
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Joseph Haveman endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. [1]
Voting record
Key votes of 2009-2010
- Click below to see how this representative voted.
- Super Speedway, Lawmakers voting on whether TO EXTEND A SPECIAL TAX PERK for a super speedway.
- Driver Responsibility Fees, Lawmakers voting on whether TO IMPOSE 'driver responsibility fees.'
- Crony Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether TO RESTRICT THE RIGHT of shareholders to sell their own stock.
- Right to Work, Lawmakers voting on an amendment SUPPORTING RIGHT-TO-WORK zones.
- Dept. of State Cost-Saving, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SLOW DOWN PROGRESS ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S COST-SAVING CONSOLIDATION PLAN.
- Golf Carts, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SUBSIDIZE the production of electric vehicle batteries.
- Home Court Disadvantage, Lawmakers voting on whether TO GIVE MORE TAXING POWER to local government in Kalamazoo so it can finance a taxpayer-subsidized sports arena.
- Fire Safe Cigarettes, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN the sale of cigarettes that are not "fire safe."
- Balancing Act, Lawmakers voting on a budget to CUT REVENUE SHARING PAYMENTS to local governments as a way to balance the state budget without raising taxes.
- Balancing Act 2, Lawmakers voting on a cut of less than 3 percent to K-12 school aid payments so as to balance the state budget without tax increases.
- A Good Tax Gone Bad?, Lawmakers voting on the Michigan Business Tax.
- It’s From the Children, Lawmakers voting on whether to RAID $90 MILLION from the Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority.
- Left Behind, Lawmakers voting on whether TO FINANCE "No Worker Left Behind" with a 59.9 percent increase in general fund spending in the 2009 DELEG budget.
- First Class Schools, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep Detroit Public Schools' "first class" status even though the district no longer meets the population standard.
- Politically Correct Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE SUBSIDIES for plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
- Politically Correct Capitalism 2, Lawmakers voting on whether to GIVE SUBSIDIES for Michigan film production.
- Politically Correct Capitalism 3, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE ELECTRIC CAR SUBSIDIES for a subsidiary of a Korean battery company.
- Secret Ballot, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep a SECRET BALLOT for union elections.
- Property Taxes Assaulted Again, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
- Sneak Attack, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
- Grapes of Wrath, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN home shipment of beer and wine to Michigan consumers.
- Subsidize Manufacture of Electric Cars, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a refundable Michigan Business Tax credit for makers of plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
- Authorize Special Tax Breaks for Ethanol Gas Stations, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a non-refundable Michigan Business Tax credit equal to 30 percent of the costs incurred by a gas station to convert existing pumps and tanks, or acquire new ones that deliver E85 ethanol or biodiesel fuel.
More voting record details
- List of all of Joseph Haveman’s roll call votes, bills introduced, and floor amendments from MichiganVotes.org (use site’s “advanced search” to narrow by date range, issue category and/or keyword).
- List of Joseph Haveman’s 3 missed roll-call votes
Elections
2012
Haveman won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 90. He was unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[2]
2010
Haveman won re-election to the District 90 Seat in 2010. He was unopposed in the August 3 primary. He also faced no opposition in the general election on November 2, 2010.
2008
On November 04, 2008, Joseph Haveman ran for District 90 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Clay Stauffer. [3]
Joseph Haveman raised $43,910 for his campaign.[4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 90 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Joseph Haveman (R)
|
31,233 | |||
| Clay Stauffer (D) | 12,011 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Haveman received $23,236 in campaign donations. The largest contributors are listed below.[5]
| Michigan House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Joseph Haveman's campaign in 2010 | |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | $1,500 |
| CMS Energy | $1,400 |
| Associated General Contractors Of Michigan | $1,150 |
| Semco Energy | $1,025 |
| UPS | $1,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $23,236 |
2008
In 2008 Joseph Haveman collected $43,910 in donations. [6]
His five largest contributors in 2008 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Michigan Association of Realtors | $2,500 |
| Michigan Farm Bureau | $2,000 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | $1,000 |
| Joe Haveman | $1,000 |
| DTE Energy | $1,000 |
Scorecards
Tea Party Scorecard
The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on “core tea party issues” in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.[7]
January 2011 - March 2012
Joseph Haveman received a 71% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[7]
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Joseph + Haveman + Michigan + Legislature
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Joseph Haveman News Feed
- Michigan's $483M Surplus May Go To Road Repairs - CBS Local
- Michigan has $483M more than expected this year - Westport-News
- Speedway Assistance: Public Safety or Corporate Welfare? - Michigan Capitol Confidential
- Retired military leaders call for more investment in Michigan early education ... - MLive.com
- Michigan House drops 'right-to-work' contract penalties from budget plans - MLive.com
- Fate of Snyder's roads plan unclear - WOOD-TV
- Letters: Gas tax increase unfair to Michigan's middle class - MLive.com
- Political jockeying ahead as chambers mesh budgets - Crain's Detroit Business (blog)
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External links
- Michigan House Republicans - Joseph Haveman
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Michigan Votes - Joseph Haveman
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
- Joe Haveman on Facebook
- Joe Haveman on LinkedIn
References
- ↑ Mitt Romney Campaign Website "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Michigan Speaker of The House Jase Bolger and Additional Members of The Michigan Legislature," September 19, 2011
- ↑ Associated Press "Michigan - Summary Vote Results," Accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ Michigan House of Representatives official election results for 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money's report on Haveman's 2008 campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 contributions
- ↑ 2008 contributors to Joseph Haveman
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 25, 2012
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